US4056385AExpiredUtility

Alanine derivatives as sugar cane ripeners

Assignee: SHELL OIL COPriority: Nov 27, 1975Filed: Nov 16, 1976Granted: Nov 1, 1977
Est. expiryNov 27, 1995(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A01N 37/46
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Abstract

Sugar cane is ripened by treatment of the growing plants with certain alanine derivatives.

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       1. A method for effecting ripening of sugar cane which comprises applying to the growing plant an effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR3## wherein X is chlorine or fluorine and R is hydrogen, an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammoniuum or alkyl-substituted ammonium ion.

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